(Mark Schleifstein is covering the meeting live in the comments section below this story.)

CPRA
Executive Director Kyle Graham is expected to give an overall update on
state issues involving the spill. Coast Guard Capt. Thomas Sparks, who
serves as federal on-scene coordinator for the BP response to the spill,
is scheduled to provide his own update on the status of that effort.

Sparks'
report comes as the Coast Guard announced Tuesday it has moved from an "active
cleanup" to a more directed response strategy for portions of Louisiana's coast. Coast Guard teams and BP cleanup crews and equipment will
be pre-positioned to respond to new reports of oil as needed.

CPRA attorney Alyson Graugnard is set to provide a briefing on legal issues involving the spill.

The authority also plans to hear an update on issues involving the National Flood Insurance Program
from Caitlin Berni of Greater New Orleans Inc. Congress has passed
legislation amending the Biggert-Waters Act to delay and limit flood
insurance rate increases for some residents and businesses living in
flood-prone areas.

Louisiana State University economist Rex Caffey
is also on the meeting's agenda, expected to inform the authority about
his recent study assessing the comparative costs of dredge-based and
diversion-based land building, as part of the state's master plan for
coastal restoration.

The CPRA oversees both levee and coastal
restoration projects in the state. It meets at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in
the LaBelle Room on the first floor of the LaSalle Building, 617 N. 3rd
Street in Baton Rouge.

Staff writer Mark Schleifstein will report live from the meeting in the comment stream of this post.